QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11403)
RA 11403 creates Barangay 201, Zone 20 in the City of Pasay, Metropolitan Manila.
It is formed by separating the areas of Kalayaan Village, teachers Bliss and Balabag from Barangay 183, Zone 20 in the City of Pasay.
Boundaries are described as: NW along lines 1-31 by Zone 16 and lines 31-74 by Zone 19; NE along lines 72-99 by the City of Makati (Cad-571-D) and lines 99-101 by South Luzon Expressway, City of Taguig (Cad-590-D); and SE/S/W/SW along lines 101-246 by the City of Parañaque (Cad-299-D).
It provides a precise legal survey/identification of Barangay 201’s territorial boundaries for clarity in jurisdiction, administration, and land-related disputes.
It states the provision is without prejudice to the resolution by the proper agency/forum of existing boundary disputes. The territorial jurisdiction over the disputed area remains with the local government concerned until final resolution.
The territorial jurisdiction remains with the local government possessing it, which exercises administrative supervision over the disputed area until the case is finally resolved.
It provides that the plebiscite conducted and supervised by COMELEC on June 8, 1997 pursuant to Pasay City Ordinance No. 831 (s. 1997), which ratified Barangay 201’s creation, serves as substantial compliance with Section 10 of RA 7160 (Local Government Code).
It was supervised by COMELEC and conducted on June 8, 1997.
Incumbent barangay officials of Barangay 201 continue holding office until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
All public infrastructure and facilities for public use existing at the time of approval are transferred without cost or compensation to the new barangay and administered by it.
Barangay 201 is entitled to IRA shares pursuant to Section 285 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It originated in the House of Representatives on October 8, 2018, was amended by the Senate on June 3, 2019, with House concurrence on June 4, 2019, and was approved on August 22, 2019.
Students would likely cite the boundary statements (NW/NE/SE/S/W/SW descriptions), the technical description with tie points and distances, and the section on how disputed areas’ administrative jurisdiction remains with the local government until final resolution.
COMELEC (Commission on Elections).